Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Other Google Services Down Globally
Gmail, Google
Drive, Google Docs, and other Google services are facing an outage. The issue
seems to have impacted many users globally. Several users on social media are
reporting problems sending emails through Gmail and uploading files on Google
Drive. Additionally, some users are facing connectivity issues while working
with Google Docs and Google Meet. The problems seem to have emerged today
morning. However, Google is still investigating the outage and is yet to
provide any concrete details.
As per user reports on
Twitter, several users across the world aren't able to access their emails
on Gmail.
Some users have also reported that they are facing issues while uploading
attachments to their emails. Moreover, the hashtag #Gmail
has been trending on Twitter for many parts worldwide. A number of
Gadgets 360 staff also faced issues in upload attachments to Gmail or documents
to Google
Drive.
As per the details on
downtime tracking website DownDetector, mass reports about the Gmail
outage emerged at
around 9:30am IST today. The map available on the DownDetector site shows that
the issues aren't limited to some countries and is impacting users in many
parts of the world, including India. The G Suite Status Dashboard has also been
updated to reflect issues affecting Gmail.
In addition to
Gmail, Google services
including Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Meet are
down globally, as per the G Suite Status Dashboard. Many users
uploading files on Google Drive, writing content on Google Docs or making video
calls using Google Meet are reporting problems since morning.
The details available on DownDetector show that the issues with many Google services surfaced around the globe at around the same time as Gmail outage. This suggests that there could be an issue in Google Cloud. However, Google is yet to provide a statement on the problems being faced by the masses, apart from the messages on the G Suite Status page.
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